Treasure Island

Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Paperback(Mass Market Paperback - Enriched Classic)

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Overview

First published over a century ago, this extraordinary tale of long-lost treasure and revenge remains one of the most memorable in classic literature. In this unabridged gift edition, two-time Cladecott Medal-winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon capture perfectly the grandeur, beauty and perils of Captain Nemo's underwater world.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781416500292
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 06/01/2005
Series: Enriched Classics
Edition description: Enriched Classic
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 4.19(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) spent his childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, but traveled widely in the United States and throughout the South Seas. He was author of many novels, including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, and Treasure Island.

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TOC, Chapter 1

Table of Contents

Introductionvii
Suggestions for Further Readingxxvii
Treasure Island
Part IThe Old Buccaneer
I.The Old Sea Dog at the "Admiral Benbow"3
II.Black Dog Appears and Disappears9
III.The Black Spot15
IV.The Sea-Chest20
V.The Last of the Blind Man25
VI.The Captain's Papers30
Part IIThe Sea Cook
VII.I Go to Bristol37
VIII.At the Sign of the "Spy-glass"42
IX.Powder and Arms47
X.The Voyage52
XI.What I Heard in the Apple Barrel57
XII.Council of War62
Part IIIMy Shore Adventure
XIII.How My Shore Adventure Began69
XIV.The First Blow74
XV.The Man of the Island79
Part IVThe Stockade
XVI.Narrative Continued by the Doctor: How the Ship Was Abandoned87
XVII.Narrative Continued by the Doctor: The Jolly-boat's Last Trip91
XVIII.Narrative Continued by the Doctor: End of the First Day's Fighting95
XIX.Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins: The Garrison in the Stockade99
XX.Silver's Embassy104
XXI.The Attack109
Part VMy Sea Adventure
XXII.How My Sea Adventure Began117
XXIII.The Ebb-tide Runs122
XXIV.The Cruise of the Coracle126
XXV.I Strike the Jolly Roger131
XXVI.Israel Hands136
XXVII."Pieces of Eight"143
Part VICaptain Silver
XXVIII.In the Enemy's Camp151
XXIX.The Black Spot Again158
XXX.On Parole164
XXXI.The Treasure Hunt--Flint's Pointer170
XXXII.The Treasure Hunt--The Voice among the Trees176
XXXIII.The Fall of a Chieftain181
XXXIV.And Last186
Appendix A"My First Book" (1894)191
Appendix BTales of a Traveller201
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